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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms the more expensive Xeon E5-2699A v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 785 days older than the more expensive Xeon E5-2699A v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 85 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - $298.95 vs $1595.95
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 140 vs 145 Watts
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5960X - 44 vs 16 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
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Ultra
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor
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Intel Xeon Processor E5-2699A v4 22 Core 2.40GHZ 55MB 145W CM8066003197800 (OEM Tray Processor)
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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Broadwell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 22 |
| 16 | Threads | 44 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 145 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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